Senior Lateral Partner Recruiter

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP; Orlando, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP in Orlando is seeking a Senior Lateral Partner Recruiter to lead the full-cycle recruitment for partner hires, developing strategic initiatives to identify, engage, and place top legal talent.

You will partner with firm leadership to understand hiring needs, build proactive pipelines through research and referrals, collaborate with search firms, and maintain accurate ATS records while driving an exceptional candidate experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum seven years of proven legal recruiting experience.
• Strong knowledge of partner recruitment and the legal market.
• Ability to build credibility with attorneys, leadership, and candidates.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full-cycle recruitment process for lateral partner hiring and develop strategic initiatives.
• Collaborate with firm leadership, external search firms, and partners to align with growing needs.
• Maintain candidate records in the ATS, monitor metrics, and drive process improvements.

Skills

Full-cycle recruitment

Partner recruitment

Stakeholder management

Talent pipeline development

Tools

MS Office

ATS software

Job description

Overview

Nelson Mullins, an AmLaw 100 firm, is seeking a Senior Lateral Partner Recruiter to support the Firm's Lateral Partner recruitment. In this role you will be the key driver in leading efforts to source, attract and place top-tier partner candidates who align with our firm's culture and strategic growth plans. You’ll collaborate closely with leaders and partners to understand strategic hiring needs.

A Day in the Life

Lead the full-cycle recruitment process for lateral partner hiring, developing and executing strategic recruiting initiatives to identify, engage, and attract top legal talent. Partner closely with firm leadership and attorneys to understand evolving hiring needs and build proactive talent pipelines through targeted research, networking, referrals, social media, legal industry connections, and direct outreach. Collaborate with external search firms and recruiting partners to expand candidate reach while ensuring a seamless and professional candidate experience through consistent communication and timely follow-up. Maintain accurate candidate records and recruitment activity within the applicant tracking system, monitor recruiting metrics and analytics to evaluate hiring effectiveness, and recommend process improvements that enhance recruitment outcomes and support the firm's strategic growth.

We Know You

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of seven years of proven legal recruiting experience, with significant knowledge of partner recruitment, legal market trends, external search firm relationships, and the unique dynamics of the legal industry. Success in this role requires exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build credibility and influence attorneys, firm leadership, and candidates at all levels. Candidates should possess strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to effectively prioritize multiple searches and competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word and Excel, as well as experience using applicant tracking systems and recruitment technology, is required.

Who We Are

With more than 1,000 attorneys, policy advisors, e-discovery professionals and other business professionals across offices in California, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, and throughout North Carolina and South Carolina, Nelson Mullins has strong roots in the business community and an appreciation for new directions in the business world.